Democrats Take on Corporate Profits and CEO Pay: A Closer Look

Seth takes a closer look at soaring corporate profits and CEO pay despite President Trump’s promise to be a champion of the working class.
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[@gabbyl3856]

Dude, Porter is straight up schooling these people and I'm loving it

[@brandondavidson4085]

Not really. Unless you live in New York or Los Angeles, there is nowhere in this country that a 1-bedroom place costs anywhere near $1600 per month. I live in Houston, the 4th-largest city in the U.S., and that is still rent for a 3-bedroom/4-bathroom home.

[@josi4749]

Brandon Davidson I was paying $1700 a month for a one bedroom flat in a town near Baltimore...

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

@@brandondavidson4085 She represents Orange County, so her numbers are right for her area.

[@brandondavidson4085]

@@josi4749 It depends widely across the various states because even in different parts of a state, like in Texas where I live, the economy can be different. Median rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in El Paso is $600, while here in Houston it's about $900-$1200. But just the fact that I could immediately see the shortcomings of Senator Porter's estimates, as someone from Texas, a predominantly Republican state and conservative since its beginnings, you might be able to see why so many Republicans are unwilling to vote Democrat or consider that any Democrat is knowledgeable enough to truly support the "common man". There already is this idea that Democrats are out of touch, especially in the South and the Mid-west regions, and Porter's point would have been just as effective if she had said that this hypothetical woman's shortfall at the end of the month would have been -$100 as -$600.

[@calicodeath]

I'm glad I voted for her and she is doing such a great job. That one bed apartment is probably in a high crime area too with rent that low.

[@LochNessax3]

The wealthiest person owning the wealthiest company doesn’t pay taxes, but if I don’t, I go to jail. Wtf.

[@couragekarnga8735]

Ah, American law.

[@hazardltg]

Ooo.. But you're not creating jobs whilst making record profits.. if you can't understand how those two things correlate then;..Murica!!!

[@aonduine7473]

@@hazardltg automation doesn't create jobs...

[@ralfhaggstrom9862]

Called; america ..............

[@Bubba_Grimm]

Do you donate a lot to charities?

[@heatherremlin8607]

Katie Porter, THANK YOU! Give it to em when & were it's needed. You are a wonderful HUMAN BEING! #vote blue

[@HeikkiHeer]

that banker and financial expert can not answer a simple financial question. that ist a bit disturbing.

[@Goreuncle]

It's not that they can't, they simply won't. They're trained by their lawyers.

[@lw3269]

We have all been crying since Spanky took office. Not for the reason he thinks.

[@peter12246]

L W 😂

[@Wildstar40]

Yup they are crying at the joke America has become to the world because of Trump.

[@Great-Tiger]

Trump = Best President Ever

[@markrayes2973]

eh not crying but facepalming and cringing

[@markrayes2973]

@@Great-Tiger wow trumptard spotted 🤣 what are you one right now buddy?

[@N3ur0m4nc3r]

I am in love with that Rep. Porter. Her logical consistency is like a drug 😊

[@blametheidiotclintons1952]

and you are on drugs for thinking that way.

[@Mason-vf6bz]

Max Hodges my dude I’m not obligated to do many things like brushing my teeth, helping an old person cross a street, holding open the door for people, being polite, wearing socks, and telling the truth. Just because something isn’t obligated doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. Even if something is obligated, like taxes and not doing fraud, large wealthy corporations ignore that.

[@enjoyesk8978]

Neuromancer she is truly brilliant!

[@RollerDerbyHigh]

@@quantum_ocean "the market demands it" because unions are dead and workers have no power compared to giant corporations and the wealthy few people who own this whole country

[@GrinMonister]

@@quantum_ocean it's society's job to ensure a living wage. It's the whole reason societies exist in the first place, so we can more than just barely survive.

[@Stardust414]

The only good thing to come from the Trump presidency is amazing late night TV. Seth & the show's writers just keep getting better & I love this style of smart comedy. Keep up the great work Seth👏👏👏

[@adamkalb1]

I do too! My most favorite part of the show that won me over is something which happened in three episodes of 2020. Amber Ruffin makes fun of Donald Trump when she makes fun of him with a long list of all the bad things he has done for Black Americans, for women, and for the military - in other words people who are just like Amber Ruffin's mom. Both of Amber parents are military veterans. February 21, 2022, 11:18pm

[@shibnibs]

“Can you...smell what the rock is cooking?” I swear I was eating cereal as he said that and milk came out of my nose

[@retrodreaming5614]

shibnibs I died at that joke

[@lostmarble540]

I just found out about Katie Porter a few days ago and she is awesome.

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

She's amazing! My favorite exchange so far is when she grilled the CEO of Equifax about privacy. He was stumped!

[@couragekarnga8735]

What incredibly smart state voted for her?

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

@@couragekarnga8735 She represents part of Orange County, and she's the first Democrat to represent that district. She's incredibly impressive and it's great to see her making waves.

[@anniesue4456]

Her and Elizabeth Warren are very similar

[@lisalisa1435]

Between she and the Elizabeth Warren's that surely are & will be coming up, we women are gonna be makin some sunami ass waves!! Bout damn time! Go ladies!!! :0

[@ingloriousbasterd3067]

Damn Seth, your writers have really upped their game recently!...keep it going:)

[@rufust.firefly6744]

Inglorious Basterd writers? I thought he made this off the top of his head.

[@KittyPozer]

I was JUST going to say this! Something is different about the jokes and they are way better

[@Cristiano-ronaldo-0750]

My man Bernie Sanders! He got cheered by fox news crowd? That unbelievable

[@jorgejohnson451]

cristiano ronaldo That happens when the truth is unfiltered. Don’t blame the Fox “crowd,” blame Fox.

[@williamplatt1641]

I noticed how he was originally flustered with the tax question, but I loved how he quickly recovered and turned it back onto them, and Trump! The whole question was right out of Trumps playbook, and Bernie caught them at it!

[@tuborgcarlsberg1184]

Bernie Sanders is the only one I belie, and it is sad that america cant ad that much together the republicans give tax break to the rich or rather thy dont pay tax.

[@MsJuliab14]

In Canada her take home pay would be $28,525 but she wouldn't have to pay for health care and would get approx. $6,000/year in child/living assistance!

[@HollywoodF1]

Good start. Finish your point by working your numbers into the ones presented and prove that this person is no longer in the negative.

[@MrAnwazi007]

This is the point where Republicans leave out the part, “...wouldn’t have to pay for healthcare and would get approx $6000/year in child/living assistance!” More money in peoples pockets=more spending=strong economy! Why is this misconstrued by the right? If people don’t have money to spend, where does the wealth come from? Corporations are broke if No one can buy their products! Just wait until automation is at 100%. Then what? Robots and software going to buy clothes,shoes, eat out, etc. Thank you for this point.

[@yxGu-lj3li]

Let’s all go live in Canada

[@donfields1234]

@@yxGu-lj3li it will be the best weather in north america soon, the new source of food for the world, canada would be rich if most of us arent dead by then.

[@brianremington6049]

That’s right. A continent is going to shift all the infrastructure required for farming 1,000 miles north and move the actual dirt as well. Multiple countries are going to cooperate on the project. Simple. People don’t seem to be getting that. Farmers don’t just sit around waiting for stuff to grow and then go pick the finished product from the dirt once a year. There’s at least a world of logistics you’re overlooking

[@Alexanderortiz99]

How about we limit or eliminate lobbyists? After all, they do not have our best interest in mind or support us the people.

[@TerrariaGolem]

Revolt.

[@FingerThatO]

Thank "Citizens United."

[@m0rthaus]

Yep, have to overturn the Citizens United decision first. Recap, Citizens United was the decision in which the conservative-appointed majority supreme justices decided that political donations are simply exercising free speech. Money = speech. Therefore, they decided, due to the first amendment they couldn't possibly say that politicians can't have lobbyists or significant donations - it would be unconstitutional. The mental gymnastics you have to go through as a Supreme Court Judge to decide that the intent and letter of the first amendment (which guarantees free exercise of religion and freedom to speech, freedom of the press) somehow was written by the founding fathers to allow future corporations and billionaires the right to buy politicians with large donations... blow my mind. There's also no chance it's getting overturned anytime soon - we have even more conservative SCJs now thanks to Trump's awful appointees, and also thanks to the GOP refusing to allow Obama to appoint a SCJ for almost an entire year, even though the Constitution literally says it's the Presidents job to appoint SCJs. Trump has been in office only 2 years and has already filled as many SCJ positions as Obama did in 8 years (2 each). You can thank the Republicans - and McConnel in particular - for this farce.

[@anaswakhani7515]

how about we overturn Citizens United?

[@President_Starscream]

I MOSTLY agree, but there are actually some lobbyists/lobbyist groups who either help inform government on how policy could affect certain markets/industry or actually have the citizens best interests in mind. sadly it still remains true that money buys policy, so we need MUCH stricter regulations regarding lobbyists...... and maybe just go ahead and eliminate them altogether on a national level, allow them only on local and state levels

[@alexanderblitz6819]

Almost everything I buy has gone up 20 to 50 percent. Somethings have gone up 100 percent. How can anyone think this is a good economy. Oh and by the way, our deficit is soaring while multi millionaires aren't paying taxes.

[@atticuscb]

funny part is corporations received a reduction in their expenses but still prices of good and services they provide has continued to rise...trickle down is a fallacy

[@couragekarnga8735]

Yeah, greatest nation on Earth.

[@shawnsimmons4718]

"our deficit is soaring" Where were you when Obama was in office?

[@WizardTrixx]

Shawn Simmons you’re acting like the collapse of 2008 didn’t happen

[@wvu05]

@@shawnsimmons4718 You mean when the last Bush budget had a $1.4T deficit and Obama's last budget had a deficit of $665B? Yeah, that deficit went up so much that it was cut in half.

[@abezeke9100]

We love our new Congresswoman Katie Porter, May God Bless You.

[@josephsmith6777]

Katie is fkn awesome im from Massachusetts and her logic is just brilliant BRILLIANT

[@sunshine3914]

There needs to be a Katie Porter channel.

[@DampestCorn]

@@josephsmith6777 Just not her math...look at the board man WTF is that

[@DampestCorn]

@Jewels Star Ha ha! What? Your eyesight can't pick up all the numbers? Based on my limited understanding of basic arithmetic numbers are kind of important... I'm sure with your superior skills you should be able to verify this math wizardry in no time. In the meantime why don't you go being condescending to some fast food workers to kick off their new year - you troll :p

[@DampestCorn]

​@Jewels Star Who's we? Don't be shy - can't go back now, you've clearly established yourself as an arithmetic expert here - did all the numbers check out? ... and once you did the math, feel free not to reply to this thread and try to do something more productive and less sad - good luck

[@MegaBakerdude]

Meyers and Colbert are the only things keeping me sane.

[@krisfrederick5001]

That's almost not enough anymore

[@frank-bmtz]

And John Oliver. The only ways to get reliable unbiased news these days.

[@rkms5606]

+ Samantha Bee 🐝

[@donfields1234]

Sadly its the most truthful "news" we get on mainstream channels. Thank god for humor.

[@doedecaheedron]

@@rkms5606 stopped watching her show due too EXTREME corporate shilling. She has crapped on the progressives one too many times

[@DANNYonPC]

Wow, Bernie got applauded at a fox thing, what an age we live in

[@AndiDuck]

DANNYonPC That's because the audience was packed with Bernie supporters . Those weren't Trump supporters clapping .(>ლ) Spin baby Spin !!

[@sprybug]

Did you watch it? It was AMAZING.

[@lyni50]

ThE DuCk Not according to Fox News. So are you claiming Fox News lies to its viewers?

[@CaBobProductions]

I love Bernie and the moment is really cool, but the audience was planned to have people on all sides. It really wasn't Fox's base, unfortunately.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

Ya know, everyone keeps talking like they know who was in that audience, or where they drew them. "They were Bernie Bros!", "NO! They were hand picked by FOX!" I don't think _ANY_ of you know where they came from, and are looking for spin where it doesn't exist because the notion of Sanders being applauded on a Fox stage is just too strange to comprehend without grasping desperately for theorycraft

[@aimeelouvier-sutton]

Doesn't he mean tears coming down their cheeks not down their eyes? 😂🤣😂

[@TracyAllen]

Mama Aimée 🤣🤣🤣

[@jake373]

Katie Porter my new favorite congress person

[@blondwiththewind]

Why lie about one strong, tough guy with tears coming down his eyes.....when you can lie about hundreds of them???

[@mikegrant8490]

"Tough guys just tearing up, bawling their eyes out, sobbing, then whining..... and they're multiplying, coming out of the woodwork.... standing on street corners.... whimpering, lifting yoouge barbells, waiting for me to shoot someone so they can cast their vote for me.... I gotta tell you folks, these are real tough guys that will never let me down, sobbing and hefting heavy metal and making it all great.... once more.....by the thousands, I tell you..... some of them can drive golf balls over a thousand yards.... while the real tears flow down the cheeks..... amazing..... can you imagine?"

[@blondwiththewind]

@@mikegrant8490 ... UPDATE: Nine out of every ten "tough guys" in the USA are now sobbing incessantly about Trump. There are reports that Chuck Norris has been so deeply affected by tears coming down his eyes, that the Kleenex corporation is now making special deliveries of cases of their tissue boxes to his home....and he's being maintained on continuous IV fluids in an effort to keep him hydrated. Mental Health Services nationwide are now busy setting up counseling and support groups to help with the influx of severe cases of "Tough Guy Syndrome". These similarly affected tough guys are being spotted from coast to coast in the Continental USA....and even in Alaska and Hawaii. The CDC is now investigating clusters of TGS, and attempting to develop a rapid response for emergency containment of this unprecedented disorder.

[@artplayground2198]

That makes me cry, for real. Billionaires not paying taxes and getting huge refunds while the poor over pay and starve

[@old4mat]

It makes me sick...

[@artplayground2198]

@@old4mat you know how in times of oppression people start a revolution? Im gonna totally do that but I need a symbol. Any ideas? (Lol just playing but seriously considering it, V for vendetta style✊)

[@sabin97]

@@artplayground2198 i dont think the usa military will allow that. and your second amendment is worthless. the original idea was that the non-military would always have more firepower than the military. and look at the firepower now. the non-miltiary has nothing, the military has everything. so you cant really force them to allow it.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

In 1965, the average CEO made about 20 times what their employees made. By 2016 that ratio had increased to 270:1. "Since 1978, and adjusted for inflation, American workers have seen an 11.2 percent increase in compensation. During that same period, CEO’s have seen a 937 percent increase in earnings. That salary growth is even 70 percent faster than the rise in the stock market, according to the Economic Policy Institute" www.cnbc.com/2018/01/22/heres-how-much-ceo-pay-has-increased-compared-to-yours-over-the-years.html

[@UlshaRS]

That kind of thing is why taxes went from public documents to private records. People tended to get a hankering to eat the rich when they saw how much their bosses were making.

[@FutureChaosTV]

@@UlshaRS They shouldn't be eaten they should be hanged in public.

[@KryssLaBryn]

@@FutureChaosTV I believe a date with Madame Guillotine is traditional.

[@couragekarnga8735]

How is that legal?

[@invisiblek5783]

Exactly. Can anybody truly say that CEOs are working 270 times harder than their lowest paid employee?

[@TheRealMrMagic]

Who only spends $100 a month on utilities? More like $100 per utility

[@Iggybart05]

well in fairness she's spending 1600 on a one bedroom apartment and that's twice the max money i've ever spent on one. odds are utilities are rolled in

[@sheilascanlon4928]

Not in OC dude

[@mood4motion]

well if it's just her and a child that is in daycare, it's likely some of the utilities are rolled in and the rest are just low because no one is home except in the evenings and weekend.

[@TheRealMrMagic]

day care, internet, food, weekly garbage collection, and any sort of phone service won't be rolled in and that's already more without rent or car note considered

[@notthedoctor8621]

In a dream world

[@barbarabastron6152]

Most of us would cry if we had to speak to Trump.

[@thribs]

Having someone who is actually intelligent on Fox seems rather dangerous for them.

[@gargenfluckgosphenspiels4849]

It's probably the first time they saw someone that doesn't BS on the network.

[@couragekarnga8735]

I'm surprised Lou Dobbs didn't immediately have an aneurysm.

[@ralfhaggstrom9862]

Who would that IMAGINARY person be ? ...............

[@bru513]

To be fair, Fox did a better job - allowing Bernie to speak, not interrupting him too much, etc - than msnbc or cnn. These two manage to be worse.

[@kimberlys8422]

Common sense makes no sense!

[@absolutless]

Yes, positive coverage of Bernie! There is hope!!!!!

[@thehumanity0]

Even if Seth didn't even mention Bernie, the fact that he reported on 60 companies paying $0 in taxes under Trump gives me hope! They're finally starting to go after Trump for the things that hurt him most

[@ht3oldnavy]

I always love the reactions of people in the audience behind him. its gold

[@nealrobinson1000]

How can you be for the working class when you have never worked a day in your life

[@SipLeila]

The Trumps know how to do construction work. Even the kids. The working men in New York liked the Trumps because they know how to do things and are not snobs.

[@SipLeila]

@Liza Tanzawa Who cares? Just because you say that, doesn't mean it's true. And, I've worked for the government. It's a disgusting place to work where you see the worst of humanity. Be glad he will take the job.

[@PrydeWater901]

He always says, “...streaming down their eyes.” That alone makes absolutely no sense.

[@JJ21210]

Surely you're not still expecting him to make sense -- ? (I too heard that and commented on it bc he is just so stoopid, so insane, such a buffoon, such a frikkin danger to not just this nation but the entire world ... )

[@xy6845]

Lynell Newson yeah but then again, what has this guy ever said that would make any sense for that matter?

[@southsider9638]

I cry everyday I see you're still president, too!

[@f_USAF-Lt.G]

As a republocan, I must say that I'm actually surprised that your candid candour (to which I truly relate in deed) hasn't gotten more response from other like minded people today.

[@fadedrose9]

As Barack Obama said: "Don;t Boo; Organize."

[@fadedrose9]

@doobiewah357 Wow. All ZERO people agreed with you. LOL. You just showed your ignorance. You've been dipping into the conspiracy theories again. Addicted? Oh-oh.

[@fadedrose9]

@doobiewah357 Whatever fool.

[@gretebremseth1622]

doobiewah357 Looser!

[@mellymel6543]

I have more and more respect for Seth...he really knows his stuff. He's funny, but also has a lot of important information.

[@thebitchisback7026]

I love Rep. Porter....she's amazing. 🙌🙌💕

[@vtwannabe974]

Right here, broke, 2 children, 2 bedroom apartment. I OWE TAXES. Netflix and Amazon?? No taxes. Sooooooo tired of winning. 🤮

[@jburge61]

How much tax revenue did you generate?

[@5pctLowBattery]

Jason Burge how much did you? “The Man” doesn’t need you sticking up for them. In low-wage jobs, people are struggling to pay for housing, for health insurance, for child care. When people are working two and three jobs and are not able to put together a decent wage, then at a very basic level they don’t have time to be active in their children’s schools, they don’t have the ability to engage in their local politics. A Walmart employee earning the company’s median salary of $19,177 would have to work for more than a thousand years to earn the $22.2 million that Doug McMillon, the company’s chief executive, was awarded in 2017. At Live Nation Entertainment, the concert and ticketing company, an employee earning the median pay of $24,406 would need to work for 2,893 years to earn the $70.6 million that its chief executive, Michael Rapino, made last year. And at Time Warner, where the median compensation is a relatively handsome $75,217, an employee earning that much would still need to work for 651 years to earn the $49 million that Jeffrey Bewkes, the chief executive, earned in just 12 months. These stark illustrations of income inequality. It’s grotesque how unequal this has become. For C.E.O.s, it’s like they are winning the lottery year after year. For a lot of Americans, they don’t have any savings. When they lose their job, they lose everything.

[@lavrentivs9891]

@@5pctLowBattery Especially since it's been shown that the impact a CEO actually has on a company's profits are negligible.

[@IMSiegfried]

@@5pctLowBattery Another excellent example. Well done!

[@jburge61]

5%LowBattery I agree with all of the points you’ve made, but unfortunately none of them relate to the OP’s main complaint of a corporation paying little tax while they “owe” tax, whatever that means. I’m just pointing out that OP’s statement is very short sighted. Also, just as aside, since when does every company on earth need to ensure that every employee earns enough to take care of a child? Having a child has similar financial consequences as one buying a motorcycle. Yet, we don’t hear of anyone complaining that they don’t make enough to cover their payments for the motorcycle; probably because nobody would care. Yet if everyone wanted a motorcycle instead of a child and making the payments became an issue, maybe there would be an uproar?

[@demoncard1180]

Seth will make a magnificent old person. That eye contact social media line was great.

[@lobsterbobable]

I was a steelworker in the 70's and 80's. We don't cry. I would knock fatty out.

[@Pontisusan7]

I truly wish someone would. That would be amazing to watch.🤗💙✌🇺🇸

[@SipLeila]

Why? He is for the common working man, which is what you were. Do you really think the Democrat elites on campuses like you? Think again.

[@mehjones8008]

I pity the staff who have to watch tRump enough to pull these clips. And I thank them for their sacrifice!

[@ArielCotton]

Seriously. The only reason I hear or watch Trump any more is on here, John Oliver and Colbert Report.

[@abehaile2659]

I really enjoy these ‘A Closer Look’ segments! Thank you so much!

[@vtwannabe974]

Same, I eagerly await them 😂

[@RedBar3D]

Me too! I just wish they'd stop focusing on Trump's twitter adventures. I'm sick of him. I want to hear real issues being discussed.

[@EspeciallyEl]

Thanks for a fair and funny bit on Bernie! Tired of the age jokes other comedians do. Also Rep. Katie Porter is amazing!

[@christineherrmann205]

This.

[@AndersJackson]

Totally agree.

[@laurent1144]

The age jokes are all people have on Bernie. Isn't that a good thing?

[@AndersJackson]

@@laurent1144 not when everyone does it. It get kind of old. AND it misses what he actually say...

[@EspeciallyEl]

Anders Jackson that's exactly my point. You can tell Seth (or his writers) actually listened to what Bernie was saying and the jokes are built around something other than just his age, which is just a tired bit at this point.

[@flexibleskedule]

I'm surprised more people don't burst into tears when Donald Trump comes lumbering toward you.

[@tiernyt2051]

Lol

[@dianeleone4018]

Seth Meyers is THE BEST of the late night hosts - without exception. I wish he could do a show on just "Closer Look" and the "Press Briefings." He is so funny, talented and the writing is without comparison. No silly antics like Colbert running out at the beginning, disappearing from the camera, late night confessions, ridiculous comments talked over someones facial shot etc. Meyers, pure talent and funny as hell. I love him and his show.

[@mori1bund]

Actually I totally believe him for once! I mean, I also feel like crying every time I see Trump is president...

[@coreenrafikh5369]

Lol me too it hurts to see and hear this ass

[@NewMessage]

I would have an easier time understanding the "Why should we pay more taxes?" argument, if they were even willing to pay an equal amount in the first place... instead of the not one red cent they're paying now.

[@supertarzan12]

Bernie got standing ovation at Fox news! Bestest stuff ever LOL

[@vfran838]

You should make your friends watch this! This is a terrific analysis of our crappy unbalanced economic system.

[@__Andrew]

"Our corporate tax laws have been lobbied to death" Hmm... i wonder if the main problem here might be lobbyist...

[@richardvinsen2385]

Andrew It’s the people who pay the lobbyists that are the problem.

[@boughtbot2639]

@@richardvinsen2385 it's both that are the problem.

[@skler69]

Lobbyist are fine, it's the cheap government prostitutes that can be easily bought by 4-5 figures in campaign bribes.

[@sabin97]

lobbying is legalized corruption.

[@clintonclark9987]

Seth Meyers is the greatest late night host of our generation! Change my mind

[@LizLuvsCupcakes]

I want to agree, but also... John Oliver. Ya feel?

[@teamvlcn6820]

It's a fierce competition; John Oliver, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, Samantha Bee.

[@utubepunk]

I suggest watching Cody Johnston @ night: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXaYm2OCh92Fbrs

[@kristinabaker4433]

Agreed

[@blackout07blue]

He is the only late night host of substance. I also like Conan. But only Seth talks issues.

[@matthewcalifana488]

i LOVE the crow on your desk Seth , he,s so quiet and well behaved , you should have him do some comedy with you ! thanks .

[@professorswaggamuffin7572]

Their tears were streaking across their eyes, running down from the top of their eyeballs to the bottom of their eyeballs.

[@gudldj]

Katie Porter is such a bad ass, she's so cool, and she's consistent, that's not the only video of her running an interview like that.

[@dinkerz]

Max Jensen My favorite so far is when she pulls out the textbook she wrote herself. That moment was epic!

[@davemanmartin]

One small point not mentioned is that woman doesn't actually exist. It was a fictional person. But I understand it was a powerful message. Stick it to Dimon

[@merbst]

Ooh she is from my area! Irvine represent!

[@DampestCorn]

Isn't 16.5x40x52=34,320 and not 35,070? or am I just losing it? Regardless, seems like an incomplete budget to me - where's car/health insurance, recurring expenses, etc - you gotta, do it right... I'd also imagine that there's child credit in taxes as well as low-income assistance, including childcare... but point taken - do not have children or pay expensive rent... Seems like politicians on both sides of aisle have little idea of actual people's costs... has phone cost but not health insurance, unbelievable

[@karsynrosemichaels2103]

She is Bad ass😎

[@danyoung5072]

They were crying, because you're the president. Donnie

[@farukhasina810]

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[@farukhasina810]

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[@markw4318]

I'm sure he's losing sleep over libtards crying.

[@rewindmind214]

Oh man you are on target!!!

[@pperez7752]

Fu#k Trump

[@krisowy79]

the cruelty, slefisness and disatachment of the rich vomit inducing

[@ojangorjani9368]

A big tough guy 💪 came to me and he was crying 😢, he asked is that onion you are cutting?

[@edwardmyers8782]

You know the system is broke when income earned through labor is taxed at a higher rate than income earned through investment.

[@JJ21210]

The comments under Meyers' vids are usually very good, but yours is tops. Thanks for sharing a smart, compassionate comment.

[@Colonelhaydeemew]

Great comment, I agree.

[@daveubermensch]

Why? Why would using your brains to invest be a lesser thing to you than using brawn?

[@tellmesomething2412]

Inventors have been paid less than investors for eons.

[@sabin97]

@@daveubermensch most labor these days is brain work. and the people who invest dont necessarily use their brain, they use their money.

[@Romanji]

To be frank CEOs shouldn’t be racking in millions when their workers make a minuscule fraction of that and ceos just decide to fire thousands

[@antonk2928]

It is f’d up. They should implement a maximum multiple of the average wages in a company for top management. Greed is what is killing the economy. In 10 years we will have no middle class left.

[@toodlesoops7761]

@@antonk2928 There are barely a few in the so-called middle class at the moment - soon to be none

[@JonathynTalks]

Anton K the middle class has “shrunk” because they are joining the upper class and producing for the economy, sorry to break it to you, but this guys a liar and doesn’t get economics

[@coreydw1]

JonathynSlays well genius, look up robert reich then.

[@angelicalynn1259]

@@JonathynTalks You are lying. The middle class is not joining the upper class. Where did you get that lie from. The middle class is getting poorer. Go learn some reality. If what you say is true then only millionaires would be in the top 1% instead of it going down to like 280 thousand ish.

[@cocoaliveson3235]

I cry when I think of him too. So do the spirits of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, James Madison and Abraham Lincoln.

[@yama5182]

Cocoa Liveson ALL THISE MEN were crooked too...ONLY difference, they KNEW how to talk and they had intelligence.

[@joannholmes8726]

Never occurred to the guy to give her a raise so she could "just barely make it."

[@808Wood]

I have seen this lady in the news a couple times this last week and I am sold. I want to see more.

[@FAFRO]

This Katie Porter chick is becoming my new favorite person 😄

[@sabatino1977]

She's the one that made Carson say "oreos". She's the best!!

[@andreasakurada912]

Me too!!!

[@celialovett5880]

Reminds me of a law firm I used to work for...the first firm meeting was to congratulate us on our hard work that helped the firm have a record profit year for the third year in a row. The next was to announce that the night staff and 1/3 of the secretarial staff were being fired and we we to take up the slack. The third was that the paralegals would be reduced to full time contract workers and would no longer receive health insurance or benefits. Also, no one would be paid for work in excess of 40 hours per week but would be viewed favorably if we volunteered to work in excess of 40 hours when reviewed for yearly raises. The next was that although the firm reported record profits for 3 years running, the profit margin was not enough to give raises that fiscal year. The final meeting I attended was that the Christmas luncheon was too expensive to continue and the staff now had to pay for coffee because we drank too much of it but the lawyers (who had free parking, gym membership, etc.) were not included in the coffee ban. Then we were all asked to congratulate the managing partner on his purchase of 5 racehorses to add to the 14 in his stable.

[@SipLeila]

So, I have a college degree, but my parent were "working class" people who went to Alaska and Vietnam. My father went to Vietnam as a civilian to work on a dock project. But he was descended from pioneers who weren't afraid of much. My mother wasn't afraid of much, either. Trump's grandfather also went to Alaska in the old days - very adventurous man. Lots of people go to work in Alaska on the west coast. My parents made as much as doctors when they went there. My mother's brother became a VP of a major corporation in the Silicon Valley. And my father's first cousin left a large amount of money (a Foundation) to a city in the west. Also, his aunt went to Washington, DC and married an attorney. She wasn't afraid of much. It's the people in the East coast who are so arrogant and think that the East coast is superior, but the money is being made in the West.

[@callbigg]

"...maybe we can participate in the social media I grew up with called eye contact." 🤣😂🤣😂😂

[@troywalkertheprogressivean8433]

👀

[@rosemarywilliams9969]

WAIT!....You want me to look people in the eye in real life?

[@owenfoss]

@@troywalkertheprogressivean8433 👀

[@treehugnhipi3765]

callbigg: are you looking at me when you say that????

[@253Mordecai]

Best Closer Look in recent months. Glad the writers and Meyers have their politics in order.

[@smokeofspades2974]

****warning**** Don not put anything in your mouth whilst watching Seth Myers... risk of choking

[@SarahMagdasoc]

omg! eye contact! that's hilarious 🤣👍

[@oftenlucid]

31,000,000 a year is $14.9k an hour. . . . AN HOUR!!!! or about 2.51 million a month.

[@jayjorg]

@@BigDaddy-666 Messi and Ronaldo will tell you how they got hit over the head with taxes from the Spanish government.

[@lemonielala3080]

Ooooh yes but how could he survive on any less, really? Can't tax that poor guy. Better take it from the person that makes less in a year than he does in one workday. Yeah, seems fair. 😒👍

[@FutureChaosTV]

@@BigDaddy-666 That's a lie.

[@scooters47]

@Daniel Brown Edited your post and still get all your spelling right.

[@525Lines]

Amazon shipments, like most package shipments in the USPS, are partly subsidized by the US government. Least they could do is pay their taxes.

[@sprybug]

Thank you Mr. Forrester. :)

[@lnsflare1]

Urrgh, I hate to have to say this since I agree with your overall point, but, as it was pointed out when Trump claimed that Amazon was talking advantage of USPS and costing them money, Amazon is largely responsible for a good chunk of the USPS' income due to how much they use the service to ship goods. That being said, roads, electricity, telecommunications networks, and the internet all are/have government subsided infrastructure that Amazon relies on to work. Though, in all likelihood, Amazon had no actual say in the current tax laws, considering how much Trump hates Bezos. It just happens to be that Bezos is even richer than Trump pretends to be, so anything that helps Trump and his cronies on the tax front would inevitably help Bezos and Amazon as well, most likely by accident.

[@toodlesoops7761]

Amazon has just bought a gazillion new trucks - they are all over Tucson delivering - usps and ups are going down in deliveries

[@robertjenkins6132]

Taxes on corporate profits are regressive. There are 3 possibilities: 1) The taxes are passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices (regressive, similar to sales tax). 2) The taxes are passed on to workers (not the top executives, who are paid outlandishly) in the form of lower wages (regressive). 3) The taxes are passed on to shareholders. You might think that this is progressive, but a lot of shares in corporations are bundled into pension fund investments for *working class* people, so that's regressive. MMT economist Randall Wray suggests that, instead of taxing corporate profits directly, we impute a portion of the profits (even those that are not paid as dividends) to each shareholder, based on the number of shares the person holds, and then tax that as personal income. This would fall into the *progressive* income tax system. My comrades on the Left often say "corporations are not people," but I fear that they fail to understand the implications of this fact. I would suggest reforming corporate governance. Put labor and consumer advocates on the board, who will be less inclined to approve outrageous CEO compensation, and less inclined to screw over workers and consumers.

[@tamarrajames3590]

Robert Jenkins Your “comrades on the left” would be wrong. Corporations actually enjoy the status of personhood under the law, although I have yet to see one imprisoned.🖤🇨🇦

[@russmarasheski7005]

"The reason why these companies get away with this is BECAUSE WE LET THEM"!!!!!! -Seth Meyers

[@glittersgo742]

"Tears coming down his eyes? was someone crying above him?

[@ItRemindMeOfHome]

Bret Bayer: "But Bernie, why don't you just pay more than the government says you owe?" Bernie Sanders: "At least I *pay* taxes. Ask Trump why he doesn't pay any." A Fox Host asking why someone doesn't just pay more taxes voluntarily is honestly the most hilarious thing to happen in the 2020 campaign so far. Granted, it's only April a year before the election, but that's setting a high bar

[@CaBobProductions]

Literally. It's almost like one person donating a couple hundred thousand more is absolutely miniscule chump change and that's not a fucking solution to the problem. EVERYONE needs new tax law to create a change significant enough to make a material difference.

[@brandondavidson4085]

You are welcome to pay more than you owe, but then the IRS sends you a refund check. Also, that's a non sequiter, because people with Sanders' wealth and above do not pay what they truly owe.

[@heidihogshire]

It's also such a chickenshit ad hominem attack, posing as an argument against Sanders' tax policy idea.

[@brandondavidson4085]

@@heidihogshire Oh, also just assuming that any wealthy person would willingly pay more into a system that they see does not benefit them in any direct way. They are happy to purchase stock buybacks, though, with their tax breaks and incentives.

[@heidihogshire]

@@brandondavidson4085 Maybe we should make them see, then?

[@willtheangrydudeist9120]

Bernie applauded at Fox News, Notre Dame bursts into flames...

[@taylorlynn5345]

There must be balance.

[@stevefranklin9176]

The Angry Dudeist I thought this might be too early.. It wasn't.

[@brianolson9967]

Those men that were crying itears of joy n front of Trump were rich guys like Bezos and Mark Zuckerburg because they aren't being taxed.

[@Yogi-bq7zv]

Seth was on fire this segment.... I'm still laughing "pumping iron and bawling"......

[@hazardltg]

If corporations are people;then why aren't these people paying their taxes? Should everyone accompanied to that corporation be subjected to the Rico act for tax evasion? So many questions

[@JJ21210]

Stop asking super-intelligent questions on YT! (Nicely done.)

[@dday9433]

Yes! This is what I've been saying! Let's start USING Citizens United (if we can't overturn it). If corporations have "rights" as "people" (ugh, it's ridiculous to even say!), then they should have ethical responsibilities as well.

[@ZoesZoo]

You can tell Trump hasn't cried in his life (or read a book) because he describes it as "tears coming down his eyes".

[@dewaynethomas3122]

You are forgetting Mein Kampf.

[@michaelcianci7944]

@doobiewah357 billionaire my sack, tell him to prove it. the man was handed his life by his very successful and smart but heartless father and probably would actually be a billionaire if he had just invested it rather than poorly run his company and and started countless failed companies aimed at ripping off their customers.... side note: he might even have been a reasonable human being if his father was a little less heartless.

[@KesSharann]

Fred was also a tax cheat so that "successful person" label isn't exactly well earned.

[@Franlef1]

@doobiewah357 What if they are liberals? The word "liberal" isn't an insult like you seem to make it to be. It is only a word that helps describe a person's political alignement

[@Schweighsr]

It's the dementia speaking. 20 year-old interviews showed that, at one time, Trump could actually form a coherent sentence.

[@Burns2626]

Holy, Seth Meyeres I owe you a tremendous apology, I hesitated in watching your show dismissing you as yet another talk show host but...these closer looks really do get to the bottom of things. Speak a volume of truth in an age of deception. A spark of reality versus a wave of ignorance. Keep up the good work.

[@duckmeister5385]

The Secret Service isn't doing its job if so many large men are just walking up to Trump and bursting into tears.

[@camrynclark4007]

Who cares

[@mariencasillas-pabellon6763]

Amazon=refund. Me=had to pay. This is so infuriating. Seth, thanks for using the segment to discuss this.

[@taylorlynn5345]

Never had to pay in before this year.

[@burtosis]

@taylor withholdings changed this year (the amount removed from paychecks). Check your effective tax % to see if it's more or less.

[@5pctLowBattery]

Tax code changes leave Americans asking, 'What happened to my refund?' This was what happened to Jason Marques, a postal worker, pizza delivery driver and student in Massachusetts who said that, since his income didn’t change, he was expecting a similar refund to the roughly $6,000 he got last year - money he said would go towards his student loans or paying off credit card debt. Marques said he was hurt by the cap on student loan interest deduction and the elimination of non-reimbursed business expenses, which he used to deduct the out-of-pocket costs he incurred as a delivery driver. “My jaw hit the floor,” he said, when he learned his 2018 refund would be under $500.

[@IMSiegfried]

@@5pctLowBattery Thanks for posting this.

[@anneb889]

5%LowBattery I would love to see Trump answer a direct question about that scenario. He won’t care because the guy is from Massachusetts, will have to say the guy is from Tennessee or something. These people at Trump rallies must get screwed too....I had to pay in this year and last year I got a refund.

[@nascar138]

Bernie Sanders should have done a mike drop after that.

[@KittySYT]

Plz don't drop Mike on his head. Mike is already dumb. 🌚

[@TheMightyJoggernaut]

@@KittySYT hahahaha that one got me :D

[@MrWhiteVzla]

After which part? because the Trump comeback thing was pretty weak. He just deflected the fact that he didn't have an answer. I like Sanders, but that appearance on Fox was his weakest public speaking event to date.

[@troymash8109]

Bernie Sanders? The millionaire who's never worked a day in his life? The muppet with the idiot following? That guy?

[@cesar9058]

@@troymash8109 the dude wants policy that raises his own taxes, WTF kind of proof do you need more that he wants the right thing?

[@Lesterluwu]

Seth, you are the light at the end of this dark tunnel. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@fullmetalgoblingames]

Tears are coming down my eyes because of how funny Seth Meyers is.

[@DANNYonPC]

The french just should've raked paris.

[@DrGonzoChronic]

You've got to rake those cathedral floors.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

MQRA. Make Quasimodo Rake Again

[@willownighthawk9189]

We are all going to Hades in every religion...lol

[@frantzxghost]

best comment NA

[@masungayongiro]

leaves are insidious

[@petrkovalich5796]

I am crying too because i want Donny to leave office !

[@TheBeatlesFan-gs9so]

Go have a cup of soy latte, Petr. Should make you feel better.

[@christianv-h3278]

Well said - everyone will be so much happier once Donny-boy is in either a) a prison cell, b) a nursing home, or c) a mental institution.

[@starweaverstyle]

"I'm not Carrie. I'm actually Miranda!" That was laugh out loud fantastic!

[@bodasactra]

Organized wealth. That is the topic,the issue, the problem that needs everyone's full attention. our way of life will continue to decline until we fight back. We can start with term limits, no private money in politics, and ending lobbying. That should be the goals of all right now.

[@TheKamilkrawczak]

You can be proud You paid more tax than Amazon and Starbucks combined!!!🤯...😆

[@PiedPiper38]

Sure did

[@Liangzhuotang]

Damn dude, tough one

[@drkushajagadeesh6347]

That's a sad, sad truth 🙄

[@cherylernst2343]

@@drkushajagadeesh6347 The sad truth is that Trump's base still believes they are winning.

[@elram2649]

I don't think the Secret Service would allow an emotionally unstable "big man" to approach the president...it's a dangerous situation. 🤔

[@pamelacass9642]

I wouldn't think the Secret Service would care anymore. They didn't get paid during the shut down, they haven't gotten their back pay, and Dumpster fired their boss.

[@elram2649]

@@pamelacass9642 Just as a test, perhaps one of those "big men" should give him a wedgie to see if the agents intervene. 😃

[@gretebremseth1622]

El Ram I would pay to see that! Lol

[@elram2649]

@@gretebremseth1622 😉🙃

[@lauramcgrael4842]

Crying may be because they cant believe what they did. Voting for him. Why 😭

[@grrrlishgrin]

AMAZING. totally smashed it tonight! always LIKED you. LOVED this. and uniquely Seth Meyers. Banging!

[@iamisandisnt]

Starting to feel like Meyers is the only voice of reason out there. Love this stuff!

[@albinoshamrock8871]

"I pay the taxes that I owe." God damn right, Bernie.

[@TroutWest]

Bernie Sanders paid the least amount of taxes of any politician in Washington in the last 10 years... Yet he's a millionaire. you're okay with that? After all hes said???

[@cluelessmoron1]

@@TroutWest "any politician", no one knows what the President paid, so obviously you don't know what your talking about.

[@burtosis]

Hey urban dumbass, Bernie voted against tax cuts to himself in favor of higher taxes for the upper brackets, mostly billionaires and large companies who pay zero taxes. Warren Buffet says to tax him more, and he's a billionaire. And you're ok with that??? After all he's said???

[@katiekane5247]

@@TroutWest cuz he's earned the least except for the year his book sales hit. Someone has skewed the data!

[@katiekane5247]

@doobiewah357 it is and has been a mixed economy. It's the way the mix is fashioned that matters. Bernie earned more but doesn't promote policy to keep more of it. THAT is the point!

[@LindaMcification]

I LOVE you Seth....

[@evawinters8932]

The system really IS effed up! I'm a senior citizen on social security and a pension. I won some money at a casino, not much. I was penalized by a reduction in my SS check. .....how is that right?

[@paulg687]

'..Felt like one of those crossover episodes...' Seth you're a genius. Laughed my tonsils out.

[@Cyromantik]

Tears coming down their eyes? The tear ducts are not located on the tops of the eyes!

[@daleydoodoo]

The Brita filter joke always hits me hard. Lol MERICA

[@rebeccabunch4797]

It's amazing the number of working people that have been brainwashed into defending political policy that allows this to continue to happen.

[@Dark__Thoughts]

Kudos for how prepared Porter often is, I wish that would be the same for all US politicians and reporters when they question people. Think about the lame counter arguments they will come up with and bring something to refute them right there on the spot and continue pressing them on the matter.

[@Franlef1]

"Ill bring a snowball into office, that'll show them"

[@cindyford3267]

I'm crying cuz you're in the house White House 45 you traitor go live in Russia

[@anthonyferguson4678]

Don't just impose a fair tax, backdate it a few decades on those criminals.

[@ArielCotton]

Agreed

[@andreasakurada912]

Seth, you are my hero ... you are the only person who can make me laugh these days!

[@debbiegross3136]

Seth and team, you all make me lol for real!